Abiola Félix Iroko (1946 – 13 November 2020) was a Beninese historian and university professor.[1] He often wrote on the topic of slavery in Africa.
Abiola Félix Iroko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 13 November 2020 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | Beninese |
| Occupation | Historian |
Biography
editIroko earned a doctoral degree in letters and humanities from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Throughout his career, he served as a professor of history at the University of Abomey-Calavi. He also knew how to play the zither in his youth.[2]
Iroko was an Honorary Corresponding Fellow at the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences.[3]
Abiola Félix Iroko died on 13 November 2020.
Works
edit- Les villes yoruba du Dahomey : l'exemple de Ketu (1975)[4]
- Les cauris en Afrique Occidentale du dixième au vingtième siècle (1988)[5]
- L'homme et les termitières en Afrique (1996)[6]
- Calebasses béninoises : collections du Musée de l'homme, Laboratoire d'éthnologie, Musée national d'histoire naturelle (1998)[7]
- La côte des esclaves et la traite atlantique : les faits et le jugement de l'histoire (2003)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Bénin: décès du Professeur Abiola Félix Iroko, suite à un accident de la circulation". Bénin Web TV (in French). 13 November 2020.
- ^ Rouget, Gilbert; Schwarz, Jean (1982). "Cithare et glissando. Nouvelles données sur le chromatisme au Bénin". Société Française de Musicologie (in French). 68 (1/2): 310–324. JSTOR 928296.
- ^ "Classe des Sciences Humaines - Liste des membres". Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (in French).
- ^ Iroko, Abiola Félix (1975). Les villes yoruba du Dahomey: l'exemple de Ketu (in French).
- ^ Iroko, Abiolo Félix (1988). Les Cauris en Afrique occidentale du dixième au vingtième siècle (in French). ANRT.
- ^ Iroko, Abiola Félix (1996). L'homme et les termitières en Afrique (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 2865375935.
- ^ Iroko, Abiola Félix (1998). Calebasses béninoises (in French). Sépia. ISBN 2842800168.
- ^ Iroko, Abiola Félix (2003). La côte des esclaves et la traite atlantique: les faits et le jugement de l'histoire (in French). Nouvelle presse publications. ISBN 9991947027.
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